Belgian telco clears up after GCHQ hack

Belgian telco Belgacom continues to deal with the aftermath of an intrusion into its IT systems. While the U.S. National Security Agency named as a potential suspect, it was later confirmed in more leaks from whistleblower Edward Snowden to have been the U.S. intelligence agency's British counterpart, GCHQ.

Box fills out cloud-based services with Box Notes

Box adds a new word processing app to its roster. But reps for the enterprise cloud company asserted, according to ZDNet's Rachel King, that the new word processing feature is not intended to compete with Google Docs or Evernote.

Microsoft announces dividend boost, shares buyback plans

Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to boost its dividend to shareholders, and buy back more shares. It comes at a time just weeks after the software giant bought Nokia's phone division, amid questions by shareholders over the company's innovation strategy.

U.S. secret surveillance court: Phone metadata collection "lawful"

Despite the public outrage over the U.S. government's mass phone metadata collection program, a secret surveillance court ruled the U.S. National Security Agency's program is within the bounds of the constitution.

Google tries to 'kill death' with new Calico project

Not content with its game-changing search engine, its vast wealth, its revolutionary products, and its trend-setting offices, Google is expanding its reach into the health sphere. How? By killing off the notion of death altogether.

BlackBerry announced Z30 phablet, but will it launch?

A new handset rounds out BlackBerry 10 portfolio. But two questions linger: will it ignite any enthusiasm for BlackBerry's ecosystem; and amid ongoing financial troubles, will it even make it to launch?

HP unveils four new Android-powered Slate tablets

The offerings include the Slate 7 Extreme, a version of Nvidia's Tegra Note, and the Slate 8 Pro with an ultra-high-resolution screen. The Slate 7 HD and Slate 10 HD come with two free years of T-Mobile data service. ZDNet's Sean Portnoy has more.

BlackBerry reportedly ready to lay off up to 40 percent of its global staff

Reports suggested earlier this week the beleaguered Canadian smartphone maker to slash its workforce by as much as 40 percent before the end of the year. But just before the markets closed on Friday afternoon, BlackBerry made its painful announcement.